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Interview with International Aid Worker, Mesa Grance, 1983

 Item — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series includes audio cassettes of songs by and interviews with Salvadorian refugees living in Mesa Grande, a UN refugee camp in Honduras. The material was collected by members of the Los Angeles-based new song group, Sabiá (Cindy Harding, Libby Harding, Mari Riddle, and Ericka Verba) in 1983. The series contains additionally: the audio cassette “Escuchen Nuestras Voces/Hear our Voices,” featuring songs and poems by the refugees produced by Sabiá in 1983; an audio cassette of an interview with international aid worker; an interview with a refugee in Mesa Grande; an audio cassette of songs and poems recorded by the refugees and sent to Sabiá after the band’s visit to Mesa Grande (labeled “Savia”).

Dates

  • Creation: 1982 - 1983

Extent

From the Collection: 0.92 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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